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The Express Tribune
April 18, 2018
QUETTA: An anti-mosquito fumigation drive under the Balochistan Malaria Control Programme has kicked off in Quetta for curbing the spread of malaria fever and protecting the people from diseases. “The drive is launched on special directives of Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo,” saidÃâà...
The News International (blog)
April 10, 2018
Addressing the lawyers in Bar Room at Quetta's district court Tuesday, the Chief Justice while announcing the legal reforms said our laws have become obsolete, civil procedure code was made in 1908, CPC Judicial system does not match with our current circumstances. “I have started work on severalÃâà...
DAWN.com
April 9, 2018
Baloch politicians believe that Pakhtun parties in the province have helped Afghan refugees to get Pakistani CNICs in order to boost their Pakhtun votes. They point out that Quetta district's population has increased from just 773,936 people to around 2.28 million people between 1998 and 2017, mostly because of the influxÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 29, 2018
Here is an overview. The population of Quetta district has tripled since the last census. Like most provincial capitals, Quetta is multiethnic — the previous census showed that the Baloch counted as just a quarter of the population. It used to have one whole seat and a quarter of another in its neighbourhood.
DAWN.com
December 29, 2017
Balochistan MPA Majeed Khan Achakzai, who was in police custody for his involvement in traffic police officer Haji Attaullah's death, was released on bail from Quetta's district jail on Friday. In June, Haji Attaullah was seriously wounded in a traffic accident, eventually succumbing to his injuries.
The Express Tribune
August 28, 2017
The second phase of provisional summary results of the 6th Population Census that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released on Monday showed exponential increase in population of Quetta district that has increased by 143% during the past 19 years. In 1998, Quetta Division's population was 1.72Ãâà...
The News Minute
October 24, 2016
Latest Update: The casualties reported in the terror attack have risen to almost 60. Gunmen wearing explosive vests raided a police training college near the southwestern city of Quetta late on Monday, killing at least 44 people and wounding another 118. The brazen attack on the Balochistan PoliceÃâà...
Global Village space (blog)
December 31, 1999
News Analysis |. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar said that formulating the laws in not judiciary's prerogative, rather, it is the duty of legislators to formulate the laws and make amendments in the present laws. On Wednesday [Today], while addressing a ceremony, CJP spoke about the judicialÃâà...
Pakistan Today
December 31, 1999
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Friday announced a remission of three months for female prisoners serving a range of sentences for committing various crimes. He made this announcement while talking to media persons during visiting Quetta district Jail and PoliceÃâà...